Cyberloafing at the workplace: effect of Zhong-Yong thinking on mental health and mindfulness as a moderating role
ISSN: 1750-614X
Article publication date: 5 May 2022
Issue publication date: 19 April 2023
Abstract
Purpose
This study aims to integrate conservation of resources theory discus the antecedents and consequences of cyberloafing as well as the boundary effect between cyberloafing and mental health.
Design/methodology/approach
The authors collected 431 valid questionnaires in four months. Each questionnaire was divided into two parts that had to be distributed. The interval between the first distribution and the second distribution was 15 days.
Findings
The research study revealed that employees’ Zhong-Yong thinking and cyberloafing promote mental health, and cyberloafing has a mediating effect. Mindfulness weakens the positive impact of cyberloafing on mental health.
Originality/value
The research study’s results break the stereotype that cyberloafing is not good for organizations. When managers allow employees to engage in cyberloafing at work, this is conducive to employees’ mental health, which can ensure the company’s sustainable development.
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Acknowledgements
Guangxi Educational Science “14th Five-Year Plan” Special Project for 2021: Empirical Research on the Influence of Teacher Characteristics on College Students’ Innovative Ability. Project number [2021ZJY1526].
Guangxi Promotion Project for Young and Middle-Aged Teachers in University, Research on the influencing factors and management counter measures of employees’ low-carbon behaviour in Guangxi enterprises [2022KY0019].
Citation
Liu, L. and Zhang, C. (2023), "Cyberloafing at the workplace: effect of Zhong-Yong thinking on mental health and mindfulness as a moderating role", Chinese Management Studies, Vol. 17 No. 3, pp. 529-544. https://doi.org/10.1108/CMS-09-2021-0381
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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